21st October 2025, Stockholm
Now in its 6th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.
The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers
APPLY TO ATTENDPresentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.
01Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.
02Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.
03Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.
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21st October 2025, Stockholm
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IT Europa
Greg Is an experienced editor in the IT and telecoms channels managing and publishing executive news interviews, features and market reports across platforms including IT Europa, Comms Dealer, and Fibre Provider. He has moderated and managed content at panels for major industry events both online and in person.
Sophos
Kyle has worked for Sophos for over 6 years and is at the forefront of the MSP and CSP offering in the UKI and Nordics. During this time, he has worked across the sales organisation and now focuses on adding value to the partners on the EMEA MSP programme. He regularly speaks at conferences and Think Tanks to advocate for Sophos and its MSP offering.
ConnectWise
Dean joined ConnectWise six years ago after spending 17 years at an MSP, where he led multiple platform implementations and served as Service Director driving strategy and efficiency. He now leads a UK-based presales team, provides global guidance, and focuses on strategizing and launching future products and features.
CEO
Katie is a published Author and Keynote Speaker on AI and business transformation. She received several accolades in 2024, including: ‘Leading AI strategist’; ‘Top 10 influencer in AI’, and one of the ‘Most Inspiring Women in Technology.’
Katie has just completed her third business book on AI’s impact on marketing, sales and CX, for publication on 3rd November 2025. Her second book was published by Kogan Page in January 2022: AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing: Connecting marketing, sales and customer experience. Her first book, Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, was listed as a reference source in the 'Brand Strategy' section of the World Economic Forum's Empowering AI Leadership AI toolkit for corporate boards.
Katie has over 35 years of consulting experience across a range of sectors.
Katie has delivered two TEDx talks and is a regular speaker worldwide. In 2024, she toured 17 countries, delivering sessions on applying AI to business. She is just heading to Canada and USA to deliver further Keynotes.
Katie is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the adoption of AI.
In 2020, she launched a global school AI programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow, to close the skills gap in education and show young people how STEM and AI will reshape their future careers.
Kaseya
Jenna began her journey at Kaseya in 2023 in Account Managment where she focused on strengthening customer relationships and helping organizations maximize the value of Kaseya’s IT management and cybersecurity solutions. In 2025, Jenna joined the Channel Development Team as a Channel Development Manager, where she now helps drive growth across the EMEA partner ecosystem. In her current role, she works closely with Managed Service Providers to recruit, enable, and support their success, while also delivering go-to-market initiatives and building strong partner relationships. Jenna represents Kaseya across Europe, collaborating with partners to empower their growth and helping them unlock the full potential of a unified IT solution.
Object First
Pete brings over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, where he has built and led high-performing teams that achieved remarkable growth. As a director of Noima Consultancy, he guided organisations to scale effectively through refined strategies and focused sales execution. Before this, Pete held prominent sales leadership roles at Netgear, TD Synnex, and BT, driving success across these major players in the industry.
SuperOps
Justin spent 25 years in the aviation software space, supporting the world's airlines and building global customer service teams before founding the Value Alchemists. He now helps IT Service Providers maximise their profitability and growth through value based pricing and by delivering an incredible customer experience.
Huntress
Alex is a Sales Engineer at Huntress, he works with MSPs to strengthen their security posture and build services around Threat Detection & Response. With a background in cybersecurity consulting, he brings practical experience helping partners deliver protection that works in the real world.
Today, he focuses on making it easier for MSPs to respond to threats, reduce risk, and grow their security offering. He regularly supports partners through technical enablement, workshops, and strategic conversations around managed security.
The summit provides extensive networking time for delegates to meet with potential business partners. The unique mix of high-level presentations plus the ability to meet, discuss and debate the related business issues with sponsors and peers across the industry, makes this a must attend event for any senior decision maker in the ICT channel.
Huntress is the enterprise-grade, people-powered cybersecurity solution for all businesses, not just the 1%. With fully owned technology developed by and for its industry-defining team of security analysts, engineers, and researchers, Huntress elevates underresourced tech teams whether they work within outsourced environments (OIS) or in-house IT and security teams (IIS).
The 24/7 industry-leading Huntress Security Operations Center (SOC) covers cyber threats for OIS and IIS through remediation with a false-positive rate of less than 1%. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Join the hunt at.
https://www.huntress.com/
ConnectWise is an IT software company empowering ITSPs to achieve their vision of success in their As-a-Service business with intelligent software, expert services, an immersive IT community, and a vast ecosystem of integrations. The unmatched flexibility of the ConnectWise platform fuels profitable, long-term growth for our Partners. With an innovative, integrated, and security-centric platform, ConnectWise enables TSPs to drive business efficiency with automation, documentation, and data management capabilities, and increase revenue using remote monitoring, security, and backup disaster recovery technologies.
https://www.connectwise.com/
Hornetsecurity is a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-based security, compliance, backup, and security awareness solutions that help companies and organizations of all sizes around the world. Its flagship product, 365 Total Protection, is the most comprehensive cloud security solution for Microsoft 365 on the market. Driven by innovation and cybersecurity excellence, Hornetsecurity is building a safer digital future and sustainable security cultures with its award-winning portfolio. Hornetsecurity operates in more than 120 countries through its international distribution network of 12,000+ channel partners and MSPs. Its premium services are used by more than 75,000 customers.
https://www.hornetsecurity.com
As the 2024 Microsoft UK Services Partner of the Year, Ingram Micro is redefining distribution through its cutting-edge Xvantage platform—empowering managed service providers to simplify cloud adoption, scale AI innovation, and grow their business with confidence.
We are a global leader in channel-focused IT services, delivering a comprehensive portfolio of bespoke solutions that enable partners to stay ahead of the curve. From pre-sales support and configuration to professional, maintenance, and managed services, our offerings are designed to help partners deliver the latest technologies faster and more efficiently.
Backed by the strength of a global organization, Ingram Micro provides the tools, expertise, and financial stability to help our partners unlock the full potential of Microsoft solutions. Whether you're beginning your cloud journey or expanding your AI practice, we are your trusted ally for driving growth, profitability, and long-term customer success.
https://uk.ingrammicro.eu/
Kaseya is the leading global provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software. Its Kaseya 365 platform is purpose-built to meet the demands of multifunctional IT professionals, offering a unified solution to manage infrastructure, secure endpoints, back up critical data and streamline operations. Serving nearly 50,000 MSPs and IT departments across more than 170 countries, Kaseya’s portfolio includes trusted brands such as Datto, Unitrends, IT Glue, ConnectBooster, Spanning Cloud Apps, RapidFire Tools and more. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Kaseya is privately held with operations in more than a dozen countries.
https://www.kaseya.com/home/
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).To find out more visit https://shorturl.at/9sG2W, and read about the latest news via: news.lenovo.com
About Intel
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers’ greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel’s innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
© Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Topsec Cloud Solutions is a leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity services, protecting organisations across all sectors from digital threats. With over 20 years of experience, Topsec specialises in email security, web filtering, inbox protection, archiving, and threat intelligence. Our flexible, scalable solutions are designed to secure your communications, ensure compliance, and reduce cyber risk—without compromising performance. Trusted by businesses, educational institutions, and government bodies alike, we deliver fully managed services backed by expert support. At Topsec, security is not just a service, it's our commitment.
https://www.topsec.com
Arctic Wolf® is a global leader in security operations, delivering the first cloud-native security operations platform to end cyber risk. Built on open XDR architecture, the Arctic Wolf Aurora™ Platform operates at a massive scale and combines the power of artificial intelligence with world-class security experts to provide 24x7 monitoring, detection, response, and risk management. We make security work.
For more information about Arctic Wolf and it’s MSP Partner Program, visit www.arcticwolf.com/MSP
https://arcticwolf.com/
Arrow is an IT distributor guiding innovation across the channel. We help vendors and IT providers grow by providing deep technical expertise, innovative, real-world solutions and digital platforms.
Guiding IT providers through technology innovation
Arrow provides expertise across new and emerging technologies and we’re here to assist you in creating your go-to-market strategy and tailored solutions to offer your customers — and do it efficiently.
Helping vendors make the right connections
Arrow helps bolster your sales motion, assisting you in selling more of your products and solutions to our growing network of IT providers around the globe.
More than 200,000 global customers trust Barracuda to safeguard their employees, data, and applications from a wide range of threats. Barracuda provides easy, comprehensive and affordable solutions for email protection, application and cloud security, network security and data protection. We are continually innovating to deliver tomorrow’s security technology, today.
https://www.barracuda.com/
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leading protector of digital trust, utilizing AI-powered cyber security solutions to safeguard over 100,000 organizations globally. Through its Infinity Platform and an open garden ecosystem, Check Point’s prevention-first approach delivers industry-leading security efficacy while reducing risk. Employing a hybrid mesh network architecture with SASE at its core, the Infinity Platform unifies the management of on-premises, cloud, and workspace environments to offer flexibility, simplicity and scale for enterprises and service providers.
https://www.checkpoint.com/
Cyber Distribution brings innovative network connectivity, security and e-safety solutions to the UK market to enable our reseller and MSP partners to grow market share, improve operational efficiency and improve margins in a fast moving and highly competitive market.
We represent some instantly recognisable vendors, as well as new and rapidly growing vendors that are bringing exciting change for MSP's.
Bringing years of channel experience and a high level of technical expertise we sell via a broad channel of partners servicing SMB, Education, Hospitality and Enterprise verticals .
https://cyberdistribution.co.uk/
Founded in 2020 by the two original founders of Veeam, Object First believes in a world where data is well protected against malicious encryption. That's why we created Ootbi - the best storage for Veeam. We did it by engineering ransomware proof and immutable out of the box backup storage that is secure, simple, and powerful!
https://www.objectfirst.com/
OpenText Cybersecurity provides comprehensive security solutions for companies and partners of all sizes. From prevention, detection and response to recovery, investigation and compliance, our unified end-to-end platform helps customers build cyber resilience via a holistic security portfolio. Powered by actionable insights from our real-time and contextual threat intelligence, OpenText Cybersecurity customers benefit from high efficacy products, a compliant experience and simplified security to help manage business risk.
https://cybersecurity.opentext.com/
Founded in 2020 and based in Tampa, FL, Rewst specializes in providing accessible Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to Managed Service Providers. With a leadership team that has a proven track record of understanding and anticipating the needs of their customers, Rewst is well-positioned to drive the next evolution of RPA and empower businesses to improve their efficiency and productivity.
https://rewst.io/
Sophos is a global cybersecurity leader offering MDR, incident response, and protection across endpoint, network, email, and cloud. Serving over 500,000 organizations and 100 million users, Sophos defends against ransomware, phishing, and malware with managed services, a security operations platform, or hybrid solutions to support internal teams.
https://www.sophos.com/en-us.aspx
The first agentic AI-powered unified PSA-RMM platform designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), SuperOps combines Professional Services Automation (PSA) and Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM). Offering built-in Network Monitoring, IT Documentation, and Project Management, SuperOps leverages agentic AI capabilities to enable MSPs monitor, manage, and secure clients' systems, data, and networks. Its intuitive design simplifies IT environments, allowing service providers to focus on growth and customer satisfaction. With continuous innovation and a wide range of integrations, SuperOps enables MSPs to expand their services and stay competitive. It supports MSPs in 104 countries.
https://superops.com/
Cynet’s end-to-end, natively automated All-in-One platform, backed by 24/7 security experts was purpose-built to enable lean IT security teams to achieve comprehensive and effective protection regardless of their resources, team size or skills.
Cynet All-in-One includes the essential security technologies you need to protect your organization in one automated, simplified platform that delivers enterprise-grade protections with less manual effort and lower cost.
We protect endpoints
Cynet keeps your workstations, servers, and mobile devices safe from malware, ransomware, and other dangerous cyberthreats with proven NGAV, EPP, EDR, Device Control and Mobile security.
We protect users
We continuously monitor user behavior to detect and block malicious insiders and compromised accounts with UBA, Deception and Domain Filtering technologies.
We protect network
Cynet detects and prevents stealthy attackers from accessing and mov¬ing across your network, as well as blocking connections to malicious sites with NDR, Deception and Port Scanning.
We protect SaaS/Cloud apps
Cynet automatically identifies, prioritizes, and fixes security risks across all your SaaS and Cloud applications with SSPM and CSPM.
End-to-End Automation
Cynet blocks dangerous threats and automat¬ically investigates and remediates all attack components across your environment using best-practice incident response workflows with advanced SOAR and XDR capabilities.
24x7 Security Experts
Get a team of world-class cybersecurity experts working around the clock to keep you safe by monitoring your environment and immediately addressing threats with compre¬hensive MDR services.
Log Management and Analysis
Collect high priority log data to quickly and accurately uncover threats lurking across your environment with CLM.
https://www.cynet.com/
Egnyte combines the power of cloud content management, data security, and AI into one intelligent content platform. More than 22,000 customers trust Egnyte to improve employee productivity, automate business processes, and safeguard critical data, in addition to offering specialized content intelligence and automation solutions across industries, including architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), life sciences, and financial services. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com.
https://www.egnyte.com/msp
ESET is a leading digital security provider with over thirty years of experience delivering cybersecurity solutions to over 1 billion protected users. ESET’s 12 research and development centres hold over 600 cybersecurity experts who work to anticipate new threats, ensuring ESET’s protection is always ready for the next step in technology. ESET is globally recognised for its contributions to the field and has received numerous awards for its innovative solutions. With a proven track record and involvement in high-profile discoveries such as Industroyer, KrØØk, and Lojax, ESET remains at the forefront of the industry.
https://www.eset.com/uk/
GTT is a leading networking and security-as-a-service provider for multinational organizations, connecting people and machines to data and applications — anywhere in the world. We serve thousands of organizations, bringing together the right people, partners and technology to reduce the burden on IT teams and solve the most pressing networking and security challenges. Built on our top-ranked global Tier 1 network, the GTT Envision platform provides visibility, insights, orchestration and control, enabling customers with consumable solutions to achieve business missions and meet ongoing demand when, where and how needed. Our portfolio includes SASE, SD-WAN, security, internet, voice and other connectivity options, complemented by a suite of professional services and exceptional sales and support teams in local markets around the globe. We partner with our customers to deliver Greater Technology Together.
https://www.gtt.net/us-en/
Keepit provides a next-level SaaS data protection platform purpose-built for the cloud. Securing data in a vendor-independent cloud safeguards essential business applications, boosts cyber resilience, and future-proofs data protection. Unique, separate, and immutable data storage with no sub-processors ensures compliance with local regulations and mitigates the impact of ransomware while guaranteeing continuous data access, business continuity, and fast and effective disaster recovery. Headquartered in Copenhagen with offices and data centers worldwide, more than 15,000 companies trust Keepit for its ease of use and effortless backup and recovery of cloud data.
https://www.keepit.com/
NinjaOne, the automated endpoint management platform, delivers visibility, security, and control over all endpoints for more than 24,000 customers in 130+ countries. The cloud-native NinjaOne platform simplifies endpoint management, patching, and visibility for environments at any scale. It is proven to increase productivity, reduce security risk, and lower costs.
https://www.ninjaone.com/
Founded in 2018, Pentest People, now part of The GRC Group, provides a full suite of penetration testing and security assessment services. Known for its trademarked Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), the company combines expert-led testing with continuous monitoring via its proprietary SecurePortal. Pentest People is a CREST-accredited, CHECK-approved provider and holds Cyber Essentials and CE+ certifications. It’s also listed on G-Cloud 13 and the Cyber Security Services 3 frameworks, with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification. Its award-winning incident response services and end-to-end testing capabilities help organisations protect infrastructure, networks, and people against modern cyber threats.
https://www.pentestpeople.com/
Peplink, represented by Frontier UK, delivers reliable connectivity for businesses operating in even the most demanding environments. With cutting-edge SD-WAN technology and patented SpeedFusion™, Peplink helps organizations boost internet reliability, increase bandwidth, and reduce costs. From single-site offices to global enterprises, Peplink’s full suite of routers, mobile connectivity solutions, and cloud-based management tools supports seamless, secure networking across industries. Trusted by tens of thousands of users worldwide—including public safety, maritime, transport, and retail—Peplink empowers businesses to stay connected wherever they operate. Visit our stand to discover how we can transform your network resilience and performance.
https://www.peplink.com https://www.frontieruk.co.uk
QBS Software and Scalefusion are teaming up at Managed Services Summit Manchester 2025. QBS connects over 12,500 SaaS vendors, specialising in two areas. As a value-added distributor, it provides licensing, integration, product expertise, and local support across EMEA to streamline sales and grow vendor portfolios. As a long-tail distributor, it accelerates market access for niche and emerging software through automation, logistics, and strategic partner matching.
Scalefusion combines unified endpoint management, zero trust access, and compliance & security into a single platform, enabling secure control of devices, logins, apps, and data from the point of device trust. Its product suite includes Scalefusion UEM for unified endpoint management, Scalefusion OneIdP for conditional access to devices and applications, and Scalefusion Veltar for endpoint protection and rapid threat detection.
https://www.qbssoftware.com/scalefusion/
SquaredUp's smart dashboards provide the bird's eye view every MSP needs – across your clients, tenants, cloud platforms, and how much it all costs. Via our 60+ plugins, data across all your tools is stitched together using a data mesh, presenting a connected map of relationships and dependencies across your estate. Your team now has one place to search, visualize and analyze data across your stack. It's the perfect MSP single pane of glass. Read-only dashboards can be shared with clients and stakeholders with flexible access control. For larger operations, automate dashboard creation using our Terraform provider.
https://squaredup.com/
Stop Ransomware! ThreatLocker® improves enterprise-level server and endpoint security with Zero Trust controls, including Allowlisting, Ringfencing™, Elevation, Storage, Network Control, Configuration Management, and Detect EDR and MDR solutions.
https://threatlocker.com/
Westcoast Cloud, part of the Westcoast Group, is a leading UK Cloud distributor trusted by over 700 partners. We focus on building strong relationships, not just transactions – by offering tailored support, training, and marketing services. With a growing portfolio of cloud solutions and industry leaders, we help partners exceed business goals. Recognised with multiple CRN Cloud Distributor of the Year awards, we’re committed to driving success through partnership.
https://www.westcoastcloud.co.uk/
RTK is the trusted IT lifecycle partner for global enterprises, enabling MSPs and their customers to maximise TCO across infrastructure and devices.
Our modular services span:
We ensure security, compliance, and measurable ESG impact at every stage. From extending the life of data centre assets to delivering sustainable refreshes, ITAD, and cloud exit strategies, RTK helps organisations reduce cost, risk, and e-waste, while freeing IT teams to focus on innovation, not administration.
https://rtk-group.com/
The Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) is the only vendor-neutral, non-profit membership community connecting and representing the worldwide IT channel. We set our members up for success by providing benefits that include trusted resources and networking opportunities. In addition, the association sets industry standards that enable companies to build sustainable, secure and profitable businesses in an ever-changing technology landscape. Internationally, GTIA represents tens of thousands of professionals from more than 2,000 MSPs, solution providers, vendors, distributors, and other companies serving the channel.
https://gtia.org/